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SC woman faces 12 counts of falsifying tax returns
An S.C. woman has been arrested and charged with 12 counts of preparing or assisting in the preparation of false state individual income tax returns. Kenishi Lorraine Ingram, 43, of Lancaster, owned and operated MWM Tax LLC, a tax
Sumter County man sentenced for defrauding nonprofit
Rodney Ellis, 71, of Sumter, has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding a Sumter County nonprofit. While serving as the financial officer for Sumter Behavioral Health Services
Myrtle Beach man indicted for fraud scheme at RV resort
Troy Benjamin Bittner, 53, of Myrtle Beach, has been indicted by a Florence grand jury for defrauding a local resort out of nearly $1 million during the pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney of the District of South Carolina
Richland County woman charged with tax evasion
A Richland County woman was arrested today and charged with seven counts of tax evasion, according to the S.C. Department of Revenue. Zina F. Hampton, 59, of Irmo, is charged with failing to timely report individual income tax
Pelion man sentenced in fraud case
A Pelion man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $3 million. Samuel Sturkie Jackson Jr., 51, of Pelion, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison followed by three years
Man sentenced to 63 months over Melrose Resort development
A Utah man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for the part prosecutors say he played in a fraud scheme involving Daufuskie Island Resort.
CJCC names magistrate new director
The Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council has named County Magistrate Judge Ellen Steinberg their new director.
Couple charged with tax evasion, accused of not reporting business income
S.C. Department of Revenue agents this week arrested a North Carolina couple and charged them with two counts of tax evasion and two counts of failure to file a state tax return or pay a tax related to a Spartanburg business.
Former IRS employee sentenced for tax evasion
Wayne Garvin, 57, was sentenced to 13 months in prison and ordered to pay $74,662 restitution for tax evasion during the years 2012 through 2016 ...
Sumter County man pleads guilty to wire fraud
A Sumter County man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud involving a Sumter nonprofit, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina. Rodney Ellis, 71, of Sumter County, pleaded guilty
5 indicted on wildlife trafficking, money laundering charges
A federal grand jury in Florence has returned a 10-count indictment alleging charges related to wildlife trafficking and money laundering against five people, including a Myrtle Beach man who became
4 plead guilty to PPP fraud
Four people pleaded guilty on Tuesday to obtaining nearly $5 million in fraudulent loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for
